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The old Coloma Road opened in 1847, it ran from Sutter's Fort to the city of Coloma. Marshall traveled the road to tell of his gold find to Captain John A. Sutter. During the 49ers gold rush thousands of miners traveled the road heading out to look for gold and claims. Coloma Road at Sutter's Fort is a California Historical Landmark No. 745. [13]
English: Title: Sutter's Fort, Sacramento, Cal. 1847 Physical description: 1 print. Notes: This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card and from P&AGA catalog card.;
John Augustus Sutter (February 23, 1803 – June 18, 1880), born Johann August Sutter and known in Spanish as Don Juan Sutter, [1] [2] was a Swiss immigrant who became a Mexican and later an American citizen, known for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, California, the state's capital.
“Sutter’s Fort is an obvious and most appropriate place to provide an accurate education on local Nisenan and Miwok people and to highlight their historical experiences with this landmark and ...
The monument (CHL No. 441) in Burnt Wagons, California, marking the site where the group killed their oxen and burned their wagonsThe Death Valley '49ers were a group of pioneers from the Eastern United States that endured a long and difficult journey during the late 1840s California Gold Rush to prospect in the Sutter's Fort area of the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada in California.
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The history of the Sutter Buttes ... John Sutter was a Swiss immigrant who is credited with building Sutter’s Fort and founding New Helvetia, an early settlement built near the confluence of the ...
The State Indian Museum, opened in 1940, is located at 2618 K Street Sacramento, near the intersection of 26th and K Streets. It is next to Sutter's Fort. [2] [5] Current exhibits depict three major themes of California Indian life: Nature, Spirit, and Family. Native peoples lived prosperously for thousands of years in what is now California.